We welcomed our second Christmas baby - yes second! - on Christmas Eve. Only Jesus could orchestrate this, what are the chances of having not one, but two Christmas babies is beyond our comprehension. K and I both see it as very special, so yes these are very special babies in our eyes. Presenting.... Gabriel Isaac Ong This time round it was an elective c-section, and so everything happened in a calm and orderly fashion. With Isabelle, I had an emergency c-section and everything was a blur. For Gabriel, we had to go to the hospital the Friday before for a pre-op assessment where they took my blood, took some swabs to test for certain bacteria on my skin and went through the reporting time on the day itself. Initially I was offered the c-sect on either 24th or 27th December. After some discussion with K, we decided to go for 24th so the siblings have consecutive birthdays. 24th just seems more special than 27th! The midwife asked us to report to the hospital at